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BIOGRAPHIE: Barbara Kiefner was from a very large family of nine children, She was born 13 April 1838, the daughter of Peter Kiefner and Katherine Helget both of Trohatin. The Kiefner family was forced to mortgage and later sell the farmstead #30 after father Peter Kiefner died in 1856. Barbara left Bohemia for America in the Spring of 1869 after her mother, Katharina died She came with her cousin Margretha Kiefner born 22 December 1841, her husband Joseph Tauer, and their two year old daughter Mary. They arrived in New York harbor aboard the Hansa on 24 May 1869. Margaretha Kiefner was a cousin to Wenzel Helget's wife Barbara Kiefner, their mothers Katharina and Margaretha were sisters, the children of Anton Helget and Rosalie Domayer of Trohatin #29. They settled in the New Ulm area,and a second daughter Barbara was born in 1870. In 1872 they purchased a farm in 1874 in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, just across the Minnesota River from New Ulm. Barbara followed her sister Maria Kiefner, born 1823 and brother George Kiefner, born 1832, who had immigrated in 1867. Another brother Joseph Kiefner, born 1829, and his wife Rosalie and sons Anton and Franz arrived in New York abooard the same ship but several months later on 30 August 1869. The whereabouts in America of Maria and George has never been determined, however the Joseph Kiefner family settled in St. Paul, Minnesota where a daughter Anna was born in 1869. The family lived in the "Shanties" on Eagle St. near the river for the first seven years, but later moved up to 620 Farrington Joseph Kiefner died in 1890 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph Helget the son of Wenzel's wife Barbara older sister Margaretha Kiefner, was born 6 May 1857, he immigrated in 1880 the same year as his sister, Anna Helget and settled in St. Paul . It is not known it they came together. Ernestine Gruenert, Joseph's wife, arrived from Bohemia with their two young children to join her husband in 1881. The Helgets may have lived together with the Joseph Kiefner family on Eagle St. near the river where he worked as a laborer. In 1886 the Helget family moved to 1054 James and Joseph worked as a tailor. The Helgetshad a large family of twelve children, the last Anton was born in February of 1901 after his father had died in November of 1900. Anna Helget, the daughter of Wenzel's wife Barbara older sister Margaretha, was born 20 July 1862. She worked for a time as a domestic; while in St. Paul, she was a sponsor in 1882 for the baptism of a child of Joseph and Ernestine Helget. Anna Helget moved to New Ulm and lived with the, Wenzel Helget family. She married Edward Waibel 23 November 1885. They had one son Frank. Edward Waibel died and Anna married Joseph A. Vogel on 26 April 1889. The Vogel's took up farming in Sigel Township where a son Herman C. was born in 1890. After Joseph Vogel died at the age of 49, the farm was managed by his son for many years. Herman and his wife Hattie and mother Anna later moved to 713 No. Washington St. in New Ulm, where Anna died 27 March 1945.
Note: The Kiefners in Trohatin #30 (old #25). Note:
The owner prior to 1783 was Josef Kiefner. In that year he sold his holdings with 9 strichs of fields, 2 wagons of hay and 3/4 wagon of secon-grass to his son Johann Georg Kiefner at 300 guldens. 150 guldens 3 1/2 Kreuzer were paid to the father in advance. The remaining liablilties were as follows: 111 guldens 22 1/2 kr. to the seller (paid in 1790) 5 30/60 guldens to Margaretha Bauerin (paid 1805) 3 guldens to Elisabetha Kiefnerin, the elder, (1802) 3 guldens to Elisabetha Kiefterin, the younger (1797) 5 27/60 guldens to Georg Rothmayer in Natschetin (1808) 3 guldens to Ursula Wagnerin in Wassertrompeten (Ostromec) (1802)
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Margaretha and older Elisabetha were fathers sisters, whereas younger Elisabetha and Ursula were buyers sisters. Rothmayer was probably uncle.
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In 1818 the farmstead was sold to the son Peter Kuefner, Johann Georgs son. The buyer received a pair of oxen, 1 cow, and all house and agricultural equipment, alltogether at the price of 800 guldens in "Wiener Waehrung", i.e. 320 guldens in silver (Conv. Waehrung). The financial liabilities of the buyer were:
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corn to the contribution funds 13 Mass 15 8/16 viertels rye, 7 Mass 14/16 barley. 7 guldens 37 1/3 Kr. to Josef Kueffner 7 guldens 37 1/3 to Katharina Prokosch in Hosslau 7 guldens 37 1/3 to Katharina Prokosch in Wasserau 10 guldens 50/60 to Katharina, dau. after Elisabeth Prokosch in Witana 10 guldens 50/60 to Anna, dau. after Elisabeth Prokosch in Mardin (? 10 guldens 50/60 to Katharina (?), dau. after Elisabeth Prokosch in Trohatin to the village treasury of the orpansfunds 100 guldens at request to the buyers siser Katharina Kueffner 300 guldens (paid 1821) at request to the seller 346 guldens 37 1/2 Kr. (1829)
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After the fathers death in January 1856, the following owner became Josef Kiefner and his bride Katharina Schubert. Katharina Kiefner died on 8.3.1860 and 1/2 of the farmstead was inherited by her widower Josef Kiefner. The price of one half of the farm was 1623 37/100 guldens Austrian currency (105 guldens Austr. currency = 100 guldens Conv. W.). 540 guldens had to be paid to Peter Kiefner (brother ?) and 567,54 guldens to Maria Kiefnerin (sister).
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In summer 1860 Josef married Rosalia N. (21.6.1860) and on the 22.6.1860 Josef passed her one half of the farm in the value of 630 guldens.
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The next fates of the Kiefners were totally illegible, inspite of the fact, that the hand-script was quite nice looking, but at the detailed view the individual words were totally unrecognizable.
Manfred
Kolbeck
